Foy Vance and grief: ‘My dad’s death changed my song writing forever’

While the album is called seventh of seven, it’s not a goodbye or a last album.

But, when it comes to his grief journey, “it does seem to a certain degree I’ve put something to bed,” Vance told the programme.

His preacher father was a “room lighter”.

He insisted that his grave said: ‘Here lies the late late Hugh Bailie Vance,’ because, Vance said, he was always late.

He was a “massive encouragement” in his career.

“He was like: ‘You’re really good’. He would enter me into competitions and drive me round to sing Unchain My Heart to win – you know – a spa weekend at La Mon house,” Vance said.

“But he didn’t know the industry and there was no path laid out for me.”